The Maharashtra farmers’ march last month was a wake-up call for the government to understand how many farmers are in need of the aid from the administration, and that they themselves face severe financial crises.
After Maharashtra, now the Gujarat farmers face problems. As many as 5,000 farmers in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar district, battling against the possession of land acquired by a state power utility, have written letters to authorities seeking permission to die, a farmers’ body leader claimed.
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